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Problem is, most teams use their quote of 4 to get 4 foreign batsmen in their playing eleven. That mean that despite all the hype about giving local players an opportunity few batsmen including the ones on the fringes of the national team will get opportunities.

Restricting to 2 means the best international players still get to play and add to the PSL brand but we give our own players more opportunity as well.

Ultimately an additional team or two is also a good idea for the same reason.

If we want the PSL to help us identify new talent it has to provide young batsmen more chances.

Thoughts?
 
I agree, I don't want to sound like Nigel Farage but there's too many foreign players in this league.

I want to see young talent showcased as well as the best overseas players. Too many T20 leagues have the same old brigade of players you've seen a million times before (Bravo, Pollard etc) who are picking up their paycheck, and young players who would reap huge benefits from being exposed to the competiton are sidelined.
 
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The 4 players rule is fine, but having a minimum of 4 foreign players is not good.

No joke, but some of the Pak players are better than the selected foreign players.
 
4 is fine - but they have to put a cap on batsmen & bowler. In 80s, Counties allowed 4 foreigners in playing XI, but at least 2 had to be bowler. Also, 5 teams are too less - it has to be at least 6, if not 8.

May be they can cap for batsman, bowler & all-rounder to protect PAK players. 3rd rule should be that PSL teams must be led by local players - 5/6 local players to lead the side, while the experienced foreigners mentor them as shadow captain. Otherwise PAK won't find captains better than Azhar Ali.

There is nothing called genetics in sports - at one point, PAK team had 6 county captains in playing XI - now PCB can't find anyone better than Misbah to off load him till he is 50. This has to change & this can only change by appointing young people in charge - one can't learn learship from books.
 
aliasad1998 said:
No just increase the number of teams in the next edition
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Increase the number of teams. Shouldn't reduce the amount of foreign players as PSL is ultimately a business. The more foreign players the more exposure PSL gets and they can help the youngsters wiyh invaluable experience.

I think the should be a PCB team in there as well which includes pure raw Pakistani youngsters or players that have performed domestically but didn't get picked.
 
4 is fine. Agree with [MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] on having local captains. Psl is eventually going to expand into a bigger tournament, so it will be a good learning curve for younger players in terms of leadership experience and making decisions in a pressurised environment.
 
i agree . but i think there should be one more team to fix the issue.
currently i fear players like hariz babar yamin zafar may not get into their first teams
 
the purpose of PSL isn't to identify young talent, thats what domestic is for

businesses paid top money for the right to own a franchise, they should be able to put the best available product on the field to make the most money, and that means having more international players

besides, that still leaves 7 spots for Pakistani's, plenty of opportunity for youngster beauties who're hungry
 
Dont think it would be marketable like that. 4 foreigners is fine if you want to sell the product.
 
4 foreign players in the playing XI is perfectly fine, as we have to realize it's still a big spectacle, and not just some domestic competition. The main problem right now is the number of teams, which is too less. At least 8 teams need to be competing in such a big (in terms of PSL competing with other T20 leagues around the world) tournament. We're not going to find many promising players if only 5 teams are competing. But it's only the 2nd edition, so I get it will take time to have it all worked out over the next couple of editions.

Having said that, I think it's a good idea if we include 4 foreigners, 4 current/discarded Pakistan players, and 3 under-23 players in every playing XI. Think this is the only way to go about it if we really want to get something out of PSL in terms of talent.
 
Moiza said:
Might as well go watch Faysal bank t20 then
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Exactly. There are domestic tournaments for locals and Pakistani players, why franchisees would play millions for local Pakistani players?

Playing against international players would help them learn and instill confidence in them to perform at an international stage.
 
absolutely not, PSL is a league in the making. It won't add more interest, specially to the viewers if its agains the same faisal bank t-20 with 2 foreigners. Nothing would really be of any interest... Our good local players won't get the chance to expose there capabilities at a more mature level with the top class stars of the international circuit.
the league will loose its popularity...and finally it'll end up
 
The final in Lahore will have an all Pakistan team so this wish will be realized
 
Negative
4 players are good enough so local players can learn from some best international players around them.
PSL is not established enough to go total on local players. we need big names playing in PSL.
in coming editions, increase 1-2 more teams so more local players can have chance.
 
Markhor said:
I agree, I don't want to sound like Nigel Farage but there's too many foreign players in this league.

I want to see young talent showcased as well as the best overseas players. Too many T20 leagues have the same old brigade of players you've seen a million times before (Bravo, Pollard etc) who are picking up their paycheck, and young players who would reap huge benefits from being exposed to the competiton are sidelined.
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the whole point is to share dressing room and learn from these foreign players

otherwise this will be same as super 8 t20
 
Instead of putting restriction on inclusion of foreign players, authorities must put restriction on local players. They can introduce a rule that the number of local players of age >34 should be only 2.
 
Officer Barbrady said:
Problem is, most teams use their quote of 4 to get 4 foreign batsmen in their playing eleven. That mean that despite all the hype about giving local players an opportunity few batsmen including the ones on the fringes of the national team will get opportunities.

Restricting to 2 means the best international players still get to play and add to the PSL brand but we give our own players more opportunity as well.

Ultimately an additional team or two is also a good idea for the same reason.

If we want the PSL to help us identify new talent it has to provide young batsmen more chances.

Thoughts?
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Cannot work like this.... we are simply a team short here - had there been a 6th team 42+ domestic players would be getting chance in every round - with replacements, injuries etc. there would be 50+ players from domestic circuit.

A better strategic clause would have been: A team could be able to use minimum of 3 and maximum of 4 foreign players. This way the team management could decide the best playing XI according to the conditions...
 
A better suggestion would be to keep the limit at 4 foreign players, but only 2 of them can bat in top 5. This will ensure that atleast 3 of the top 5 in all XIs will be Pakistanis, and teams will have to use bowlers & all-rounders more among foreign players as only 2 batsmen could be picked
 
I dont care whether the whole playing 11 is a 11. Its just good entertainment cricket.

What matters to me is how they market their brand. I want to see each franchise be able to make itself into a famous brand.

Look at the BBL, they have started cricket snapbacks.

Also some hilarious comments about young batsmen need to play more, few years ago i thought pakistans were against domestic t20 as it was ruining cricket? Or was that the kahtay angoor talk aftwr being snubbed from IPL
 
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Moiza said:
Might as well go watch Faysal bank t20 then
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Exactly this.

Nobody would watch without the foreign stars. And competition is tough if you have quality foreign players.

You can't match BBL with 2 player rule.
 
Major said:
I dont care whether the whole playing 11 is a 11. Its just good entertainment cricket.

What matters to me is how they market their brand. I want to see each franchise be able to make itself into a famous brand.

Look at the BBL, they have started cricket snapbacks.

Alos some hilarious comments about young batsmen need to play more, few years ago i thought pakistans were against domestic t20 as it was ruining cricket? Or was that the kahtay angoor talk aftwr being snubbed from ipl
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First we are running after International players to sign for the league and we boast so much about securing a name. And now we want to limit the International players. Funny.

I agree. Cricket quality and Entertainment is a must for the league to survive and hold interest among people and this is what International players bring to the table.
 
Mohammad Asghar was able to break into the team and perform admirably for a 17 year old. I have very little sympathy for the youngsters who can't make it on merit.
 
Officer Barbrady said:
The BBL final had 3 foreign players in one team and 2 in the other. Seems much more appropriate.
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You cannot compare level of domestic players in Australia to Pakistan. There is a big difference.

This year BBL did not really have big names playing.. They signed only English and WI players. Most of the good English players left for India series and most of the WI players got injured. Other then that they not have any International cricketers other then MCcullum.

BBL showed they do not need big names International players to be a hit. Which is great for future.
 
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You cannot compare level of domestic players in Australia to Pakistan. There is a big difference.

This year BBL did not really have big names playing.. They signed only English and WI players. Most of the good English players left for India series and most of the WI players got injured. Other then that they not have any International cricketers other then MCcullum.

BBL showed they do not need big names International players to be a hit. Which is great for future.
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BBL works in a different market with different dynamics

Even if they had only Aussie players it would have same level of commercial success which points to CA's great planning At most some of the international audience would go away but that isnt the driver for them

PSL cannot survive without foreign players and the ratings would plummet without them. Even IPL would lose a lot of commercial interest if its just indian local players
 
PSL requires star power to flourish.

I see nothing wrong with 4 players per side. Let the locals fight hard for their spots.
 
I don't mind 4 if theyre all top class players but last year was abit of a joke having mediocre players like Kevon Cooper, Dawid Malan, Nathan McCullum getting a spot ahead of the local players.
 
On the contrary increase it to 5. Would be entertaining. League cricket is not meant to develop talent. If in the process you develop them its bonus.
 
Pollack said:
On the contrary increase it to 5. Would be entertaining. League cricket is not meant to develop talent. If in the process you develop them its bonus.
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I concur, but PSL in it's current shape can't afford that. IPL can, if CSK and RR returns in 2019.
 
Officer Barbrady said:
The BBL final had 3 foreign players in one team and 2 in the other. Seems much more appropriate.
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Johan Botha is an Australian citizen now so not a foreign player.

The rule is two foreign players per team
 
Why not watch Faysal Bank twenty20 cup then? PSL does not hold the responsibility of grooming players for Pakistan or even finding them. It is primarily a profit based tournament and played for delight of the consumers i.e cricket fans and others. Obsessed cricket fans may know about new, young faces but the "others" group would much rather see Gayle and Watson tearing apart teams.

However, IF PSL does find you good cricketers, you should consider it an Ehsaan or a favour and not ask for them to ruin their own chances of a good audience just to please your wish of finding world class talent.

Also, I would much rather have only a couple of players found from the tournament if they play with big names and learn from them, instead of lots of new players who learn nothing from the oldies of Pakistan.
 
Finding new talent isnt an issue , grooming and developing a talent is our problem. Our domestic structure needs to be good to consistently produce good players which we are not.

PSL is tamasha cricket , do not expect it to produce any cricketers for us. Easy money for foreign cricketers and something for our feeble lads as well.
 
I think in order to draw a larger international audience and promote , it will be better to have 4 if not more international players.
 
Bumping this up two years later! Still think we need to restrict the # of foreign players so only top quality foreign players are actually involved and more local players get a look in. Thoughts?

I think reducing the quota to 3 could be a good first step and then we can see how it goes
 
Officer Barbrady said:
Bumping this up two years later! Still think we need to restrict the # of foreign players so only top quality foreign players are actually involved and more local players get a look in. Thoughts?

I think reducing the quota to 3 could be a good first step and then we can see how it goes
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I was going to open same thread.
Thats very good point and we should go on BBL route.

Less foreign players mean only cream of international players will play in PSL.
It will increase competitiveness of the league.
Because quality is better than quantity.

On the other hand PSL should force franchises to pick minimum 2 or even 3 emerging players in the playing 11.
It will benefit our cricket.

Even they can restrict franchises to pick only 1 player above age 35. I am fed up watching players like misbah, sami, bell, afridi malik, which have nothing to do with future of Pakistan cricket
 
Officer Barbrady said:
Problem is, most teams use their quote of 4 to get 4 foreign batsmen in their playing eleven. That mean that despite all the hype about giving local players an opportunity few batsmen including the ones on the fringes of the national team will get opportunities.

Restricting to 2 means the best international players still get to play and add to the PSL brand but we give our own players more opportunity as well.

Ultimately an additional team or two is also a good idea for the same reason.

If we want the PSL to help us identify new talent it has to provide young batsmen more chances.

Thoughts?
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The solution is not to restrict the no. of foreign players but to increase the number of PSL teams - which will happen in due time.

Tha talent pool will be diluted but more local and youth players will get a chance. However, the coaching and mentorship staff MUST be foreign for all teams.
 
Franchises need to select more impartially, restricting foreign players is not the solution because you want the maximum no of foreign players to apply to the PSL. So keep the rule of 4 maximum foreign selections as a formality but if the foreign players are out of form, not performing then they need to be benched in favor of the local talent just like they do in the IPL.
 
Limiting foreign players isn't the way to get competitive league. Instead it will be another door opened for TTFs.

A good idea will be to not have any minimum req. of foreign players in the playing XI and make it compulsory to play 2 emerging players in the XI.
 
Quality will go down big time as will the interest. The pakistani talent is pathetic. It would look like national t20 league if the limit is decreased.

PSL is not the platform to groom young talent. Its stupid to expect franchise to groom talent. Their first priority is to win and get the maximum return of their investment but its hard for our fans to understand. They think franchises are doing charity for TV time. :))
 
As the original post says, most foreign player slots are filled with batsmen and therefore a lot of young batsmen whose names are regularly thrown around the forum don't get a chance. I think foreign player limit should be same, however, they should do a limit like max 2 foreign batsmen, 1 all rounder and 1 bowler or something. Also, is the minimum emerging player in the playing XI still 1, if so, it should definitely be bumped up to 2. As for some of the oldies I think there isn't much of a limit you can apply there and lets face it an Afridi does entertain so... However, competitiveness between old players and younger players should be high and franchises should be encouraged to include these younger players in the XI.
 
4 is good. THere should be international players involved in the league. You limit it to two. There would be barely 20 foreign players in this league.
 
If PCB really serious they have to be more authoritarian regardless what people believe.

1. Players like Misbah, Afridi, Kamran, Nauman, S Ansar, Sami don't have any future and PCB should not put them in drafting list.

2. Age limit should be less than 35 years regardless how good they are.

3. Pay more money on domestic players so they will not complain about PSL drafting.

4. Reduce the foreign quota to 3 preferable 2 quality players.

5. Introduce more U19 and Emerging players in the list so franchises will not have choice but take them in the squad and make the tournament more competitive.

6. In addition of that add an extra team named as PCB emerging squad where players from U17, U19, U23 will be drafted based on merit.
 
Major said:
4 is good. THere should be international players involved in the league. You limit it to two. There would be barely 20 foreign players in this league.
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2 is perfect or maximum 3 should be limit. If you see English cricket League only 2 foreign players play in the squad. Those teams are good enough to beat even our national ODI or test team. We need to promote local young players more otherwise it will be hard to find suitable players after 3-4 years once some of the senior players leave. Doorway to national team will be first priority rather than Veteran players. That's how India produce superb batting talent and decent bowling talent while we produce almost none and will be failed to top teams 9 of of 10 times except 1 fluke win.
 
Look, the set of foreign players available in the PSL, not too many of them are world-beaters anyway. Quite a few foreign players are those whose names I first happen to hear during the PSL. Dunk, Livingstone, Madsen, Evans etc. aren´t quite the stars that set the tournament on fire, however, their presence is vital as one or the other from amongst them can have a good day to bring his side home. Limiting them further down from four will be a shot in the foot in my opinion. This will lower the standards and the quality of entertainment, and as has been pointed out by someone already, will open the door for tried and tested failures to keep making comebacks. So, such a decision will cost the league heavily and be a major setback.
 
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Shafi said:
2 is perfect or maximum 3 should be limit. If you see English cricket League only 2 foreign players play in the squad. Those teams are good enough to beat even our national ODI or test team. We need to promote local young players more otherwise it will be hard to find suitable players after 3-4 years once some of the senior players leave. Doorway to national team will be first priority rather than Veteran players. That's how India produce superb batting talent and decent bowling talent while we produce almost none and will be failed to top teams 9 of of 10 times except 1 fluke win.
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so what should i do if English teams play 2 foreign players?

Pakistan already has anotehr t20 league going on at domestic level. So if they want to promote local talent then thats the best place.

PSL is our second t20 league. More international players playing in Pakistan will help promote cricket in Pakistan.

People dont care about these saad alis, nasir nawaz or zeeshan maliks. They dont bring fans to stadiums in Pakistan.

The long term goal is to bring this tournament to Pakistan
 
Shafi said:
If PCB really serious they have to be more authoritarian regardless what people believe.

1. Players like Misbah, Afridi, Kamran, Nauman, S Ansar, Sami don't have any future and PCB should not put them in drafting list.

2. Age limit should be less than 35 years regardless how good they are.

3. Pay more money on domestic players so they will not complain about PSL drafting.

4. Reduce the foreign quota to 3 preferable 2 quality players.

5. Introduce more U19 and Emerging players in the list so franchises will not have choice but take them in the squad and make the tournament more competitive.

6. In addition of that add an extra team named as PCB emerging squad where players from U17, U19, U23 will be drafted based on merit.
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again, its not on the PCB to decide who goes on the draft and who doesnt.

PSL main motive is profit making not talent producing.

All players are allowed to register themselves in a league especially when a franchise shows interest in them.

PCB shouldn;t mind into the franchise business. Its their money and they should have some power in the players they want. PCB is no one to dictage boards who to pick.

And stop discriminating on age
 
Major said:
again, its not on the PCB to decide who goes on the draft and who doesnt.

PSL main motive is profit making not talent producing.

All players are allowed to register themselves in a league especially when a franchise shows interest in them.

PCB shouldn;t mind into the franchise business. Its their money and they should have some power in the players they want. PCB is no one to dictage boards who to pick.

And stop discriminating on age
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Then why not bring S Anwar, Miandad, W Akram, W Younis, Inzamam, S Nawaz etc and make a Pakistan vetern squad. I am sure more people will turn up to see real Pakistan hero because they achieve more than our young players who is not even in International team.
They can also add Filmstar cricket team which will bring more money to PCB.
 
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Major said:
People dont care about these saad alis, nasir nawaz or zeeshan maliks. They dont bring fans to stadiums in Pakistan.
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Bhai look at most of the overseas players in PSL. Besides the likes of de Villiers, Sammy... and maybe Bell, Ronchi, Ingram, Munro, Watson, Rossouw... which players will bring fans to the stadiums? Does anyone really care about seeing Tom Moores and Wayne Madsen in action?

I can assure you more people will want to see someone like Saad Ali instead of Delport, Dunk, Bopara, etc.
 
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Bhai look at most of the overseas players in PSL. Besides the likes of de Villiers, Sammy... and maybe Bell, Ronchi, Ingram, Munro, Watson, Rossouw... which players will bring fans to the stadiums? Does anyone really care about seeing Tom Moores and Wayne Madsen in action?

I can assure you more people will want to see someone like Saad Ali instead of Delport, Dunk, Bopara, etc.
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Like Misbah he doesn't like young players unfortunately. I wouldn't be surprise if Major wants to select M Sami, Razzak, S Ansari, Sajid Ali ahead of Amir, H Ali, Babar, Sarfraz.
 
4 emerging uncapped 2 must be batsman 2 must be bolwers
3 foreign
3 national/int
1 under 19 capped
 
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Bhai look at most of the overseas players in PSL. Besides the likes of de Villiers, Sammy... and maybe Bell, Ronchi, Ingram, Munro, Watson, Rossouw... which players will bring fans to the stadiums? Does anyone really care about seeing Tom Moores and Wayne Madsen in action?

I can assure you more people will want to see someone like Saad Ali instead of Delport, Dunk, Bopara, etc.
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Exactly! Before PSL 1 & 2 people may have said the same thing for the likes of Fakhar, Faheem, Shadab, Hasan, etc. but now we want to see them play and perform. So this cycle should continue. Why are people forgetting that the team which won us the CT was produced through PSL. Yes, PSL is for money making but a hell of a lot of young talent has come through and made our LOI teams better than they were before and therefore we should encourage that. In that case we should stop following international cricket because who wants to see our national team play and rather we should just watch PSL.
 
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Bhai look at most of the overseas players in PSL. Besides the likes of de Villiers, Sammy... and maybe Bell, Ronchi, Ingram, Munro, Watson, Rossouw... which players will bring fans to the stadiums? Does anyone really care about seeing Tom Moores and Wayne Madsen in action?

I can assure you more people will want to see someone like Saad Ali instead of Delport, Dunk, Bopara, etc.
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only ppers like you and me are interested in watching a saad ali.

most people in Pakistan dont even know about him nor do they care.

Forget Saad Ali, people arn't gonna even show up for umar amin aswell.

I understand that guys like Wayne Madsen, Delport and Bopara arn't that marketable and take up spots. But you cant stop franchises from selecting them.
Who knows, they probably bring experience in the dressing room or what not.

The PSL currently is good, and there isn't much tweaking needed.

PPers here keep bringing in BIg bash or COunty t20, the viewing patterns over there are different.

Over there people have vast interest in sports, they even watch domestic games. Here we dont have interest in sports. And by now ppers should atleast know this as i haven't seen a single sportswear sponsor for any of the PSL teams. Its been a long time since we have even had a sportswear sponsor for national team aswell.

That shows the lack of interest in sports in Pakistan.

The league is fine right now. If local talent wants to be promoted, then fix the Faysel Bank league.

You make the league more local, then trust me we would be seeing Faisal Iqbal aswell.

The recent lahore situation was the best example, after hafeez was ruled out, who did they pick? Zeeshan Malik? Hell no, they went for Salman Butt.

Thing is, ppers will still cry if we make it a local players league. That oh youngsters arn't being given chance.

One might say that a rule should be in placed of having 2 youth players in playing 11, but thats just risky. 1 is good enough, but 2 is not needed.

The sensible option is having salary cap, but that works in a league that expands to months
 
Major said:
only ppers like you and me are interested in watching a saad ali.

most people in Pakistan dont even know about him nor do they care.

Forget Saad Ali, people arn't gonna even show up for umar amin aswell.

I understand that guys like Wayne Madsen, Delport and Bopara arn't that marketable and take up spots. But you cant stop franchises from selecting them.
Who knows, they probably bring experience in the dressing room or what not.

The PSL currently is good, and there isn't much tweaking needed.

PPers here keep bringing in BIg bash or COunty t20, the viewing patterns over there are different.

Over there people have vast interest in sports, they even watch domestic games. Here we dont have interest in sports. And by now ppers should atleast know this as i haven't seen a single sportswear sponsor for any of the PSL teams. Its been a long time since we have even had a sportswear sponsor for national team aswell.

That shows the lack of interest in sports in Pakistan.

The league is fine right now. If local talent wants to be promoted, then fix the Faysel Bank league.

You make the league more local, then trust me we would be seeing Faisal Iqbal aswell.

The recent lahore situation was the best example, after hafeez was ruled out, who did they pick? Zeeshan Malik? Hell no, they went for Salman Butt.

Thing is, ppers will still cry if we make it a local players league. That oh youngsters arn't being given chance.

One might say that a rule should be in placed of having 2 youth players in playing 11, but thats just risky. 1 is good enough, but 2 is not needed.

The sensible option is having salary cap, but that works in a league that expands to months
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How about if 1 is performing constantly why can't other replace flop senior
 
Shafi said:
How about if 1 is performing constantly why can't other replace flop senior
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sure at its own risk, but you cannot force it on them.

thing is this also goes bad for the young players development aswell.

For example a team having 4 youth players, with 3 not performing and only 1 is. The second non performing player will be forced to play even after bad performances and that affects him mentally.

Even if we look at NHL, they dont for rookie players to play alot of games because of the fact taht if their skills levels do not match and are not of NHL quality and they keep performing bad even with potential, hat takes a toll on the player aswell
 
Major said:
sure at its own risk, but you cannot force it on them.

thing is this also goes bad for the young players development aswell.

For example a team having 4 youth players, with 3 not performing and only 1 is. The second non performing player will be forced to play even after bad performances and that affects him mentally.

Even if we look at NHL, they dont for rookie players to play alot of games because of the fact taht if their skills levels do not match and are not of NHL quality and they keep performing bad even with potential, hat takes a toll on the player aswell
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At least you have to give 2nd youngster 2-3 games to see any sign instead of playing same failure old players again and again.
 
I think you guys are really wrong in your thinking of what PSL is for. Let's not forget, the main reason for all these T20 leagues is making money. You really think the main goal of these tournaments is to produce international quality players? Lmao..It's unfortunate, but just the world we live in today.
 
OP wants to get rid of the likes of David Wiese and wants more Agha Salmans. :yk
 
Now that the tournament is done, time to change the policy for PSL-5 and play only 3 foreign players?
Even Dean Jones alluded to the idea.
 
Shafi said:
If PCB really serious they have to be more authoritarian regardless what people believe.

1. Players like Misbah, Afridi, Kamran, Nauman, S Ansar, Sami don't have any future and PCB should not put them in drafting list.

2. Age limit should be less than 35 years regardless how good they are.

3. Pay more money on domestic players so they will not complain about PSL drafting.

4. Reduce the foreign quota to 3 preferable 2 quality players.

5. Introduce more U19 and Emerging players in the list so franchises will not have choice but take them in the squad and make the tournament more competitive.

6. In addition of that add an extra team named as PCB emerging squad where players from U17, U19, U23 will be drafted based on merit.
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I like this 6th point. A PCB emerging squad will make a lot of sense. Having players who are hungry to showcase their talent would be great. In addition, they should be led by someone who is deemed as a future captain.
 
How about introducing another team with only local players? Give them chance to beat the best teams.
 
3 will be good. I think Big Bash has only Two foreign players allowed.still theirs good fan following for it.
 
I like [MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] ' idea of keeping it to 4 but only allowing 2 of those slots to be chosen as batsmen. This will force teams to focus more on Pakistani batting talent.
 
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I like [MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION] ' idea of keeping it to 4 but only allowing 2 of those slots to be chosen as batsmen. This will force teams to focus more on Pakistani batting talent.
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I wrote that in January 2017 - before 2nd edition of PSL. That time I didn’t expect PSL’s foreign recruits to be like this, hence thought 4 was fine with a protection for local batsmen.

But, things didn’t move according to plan and there are too many batsmen either retired/obsolete internationals and PAK seniors, who are batting in top half limiting the scope of local young batsmen. Players like Misbah, Malik, Hafeez, Kamran from local & several foreigners has decades long experience and to be honest, PSL’s standard is much lower than what hyped in PP - combination of both will allow these oldies manage stats that keeps them afloat for years, but truth is apart from few, rest are simply not good enough to make an impact any more.

Among local young batsmen, only Imam got proper chances & he did prove his potential, in a limited scope Ahsan as well, therefore it’s possible to promote local young batsmen effectively. In my later post on changes to make PSL better, I did suggest reduction of foreign players and make it 2 in playing XI with an open draft, so that whoever available (foreigners), can be paid adequately and they are the best of the lot.

Slashing down to 2 from 4 straight way can be too much to ask, but definitely it needs to be brought down to 3. I don’t like the emerging quota, and making it 2 per playing XI only means often young batsman to be spited at 9 & bowler bowls 1 over ...., and still they’ll pick Salman Butt for #3. What it needs is a brutal slash down of average age - instead of emerging quota, rather it should be oldies quota. Combined local/foreigners - max 6 players over 29 & may be 2 over 35. And yes, players must be drafted under batsman, bowler, all-rounder classifications and max one from each section. It’s a little tricky to differentiate “all-rounder” in T20, but still it’ll protect some local batting interest.
 
Stop making it mandatory for the franchises to play 4 foreign players in the 11. The minimum should be 2 and maximum should be 4.
 
2 and 4 are not the right blend.


Middle ground needed.



I disagree with Dean Jones Idea of forcing teams to pick 2 of their top 4 batsmen in playing eleven from local talent.


With this Pool of International Players (unlike IPL where overseas players are all top notch) the limit of Int players in playing eleven should be 3.
 
TalentSpotterPk said:
2 and 4 are not the right blend.


Middle ground needed.



I disagree with Dean Jones Idea of forcing teams to pick 2 of their top 4 batsmen in playing eleven from local talent.


With this Pool of International Players (unlike IPL where overseas players are all top notch) the limit of Int players in playing eleven should be 3.
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I also think 3 is a good number. I'd also stipulate that atleast 2 emerging players are added each year by each team.
 
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